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The Monkees’ Christmas Show
On this episode of The Holiday Specials We Love, we dive into The
Monkees’ Christmas Show — an episode that sparks debate right away and
lands somewhere between two and a half candy canes and a half a ribbon candy-a new Holiday Specials We Love Low!
We talk the odd babysitting story, the ultra-serious rich kid who has
everything except love, and the way the show bounces between kid-show chaos and 60s hippie weirdness. We talk the long stretches, the mistakes and the moments where the message finally starts to click.
We go a little inside baseball on— the a cappella performance of “Ríu
Ríu Chíu.” how bold the choice was, how difficult it is to pull off , and
why it’s especially impressive coming from a group that was cast as actors
first, not an a cappella quartet.
We talk the fourth-wall-breaking finale, when the Monkees bring the cast
and crew on screen, thank them by name, and do something television simply didn’t do at the time.
Our new mission- to get the Monkees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — they beat the best, outselling the Beatles and the Stones at their peak, actually sang their own songs, they’re due!
The march to Christmas is in full swing!
Text us your thoughts to 351-251-2511.
We are now on Patreon- It’s Free and shows drop early!
Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Talk Shawtly!
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On this episode of The Holiday Specials We Love, we dive into The
Monkees’ Christmas Show — an episode that sparks debate right away and
lands somewhere between two and a half candy canes and a half a ribbon candy-a new Holiday Specials We Love Low!
We talk the odd babysitting story, the ultra-serious rich kid who has
everything except love, and the way the show bounces between kid-show chaos and 60s hippie weirdness. We talk the long stretches, the mistakes and the moments where the message finally starts to click.
We go a little inside baseball on— the a cappella performance of “Ríu
Ríu Chíu.” how bold the choice was, how difficult it is to pull off , and
why it’s especially impressive coming from a group that was cast as actors
first, not an a cappella quartet.
We talk the fourth-wall-breaking finale, when the Monkees bring the cast
and crew on screen, thank them by name, and do something television simply didn’t do at the time.
Our new mission- to get the Monkees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — they beat the best, outselling the Beatles and the Stones at their peak, actually sang their own songs, they’re due!
The march to Christmas is in full swing!
Text us your thoughts to 351-251-2511.
We are now on Patreon- It’s Free and shows drop early!
Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Talk Shawtly!
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